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Jean Drapeau

Jean Drapeau

Jean Drapeau, CC, GOQ was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. During his tenure as mayor he was responsible for the construction of the Montreal Metro system and the Place des Arts concert hall, for conceiving Expo 67, for securing the 1976 Summer Olympics, and for helping to bring Major League Baseball to Montreal with the creation of the Montreal Expos.

 
 
Pierre Bourque (politician)

Pierre Bourque (politician)

Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada.

 
 
Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier

Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier

Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier, PC, PC (known commonly as Jacques Olivier) was Mayor of Longueuil, Quebec, and is a former federal politician and labour leader.

 
 
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Sarto Fournier

Sarto Fournier was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960. Born in East Broughton, Quebec, he was graduated in law from McGill University. Fournier was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1935 election and was subsequently re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. He became the youngest member of the Senate in 1953 and served until his death. After two previous attempts in 1950 and 1954, he was elected mayor of Montreal in 1957.

 
 
George Reginald Geary

George Reginald Geary

George Reginald Geary, OBE, KC, MC, was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912. During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity. We have barely sufficient wharfage to accommodate the lake traffic today, to say nothing of the future. We have been to neglectful of our shipping and harbor interests.

 
 
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Fernand Rinfret

Louis Édouard Fernand Rinfret was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Montreal riding of St. James in a 1920 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921, 1925, 1930, and 1935. From 1926 to 1930 and again from 1935 to 1939, he was the Secretary of State for Canada. From 1932 to 1934, he was the mayor of Montreal. He was brother to Thibaudeau Rinfret‎, the Chief Justice of Canada, and Charles Rinfret, a prominent Montreal businessman.